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Burer receives top INFORMS computing society honor

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Samuel Burer, professor of business analytics in the Tippie College of Business, along with Renato D.C. Monteiro, received the 2020 INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) prize for their pioneering work on low-rank semi-definite programming.
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Redesigning the supply chain

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Associate Dean of Graduate Management Programs Jennifer Blackhurst weighs in on how many automotive companies are rethinking their supply chains, which seem to be shifting away from China.
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Trying to sell a house? UI study finds virtual tours will bring more $$$

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
A University of Iowa study finds virtual home tours are a big factor in selling houses at prices two-to-three percent higher than similar homes without online tours.
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Pairing autonomous delivery trucks with human delivery could save transportation companies millions

Thursday, July 9, 2020
Take a peek outside on a busy street, and chances are that a UPS, FedEx, USPS, or other delivery truck is finagling its way through traffic. On any given day, an average of 50 million packages are being delivered in the United States. In the next six years, those numbers are expected to double: industry insiders predict a total of 100 million packages will arrive at their destination every single...
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Tippie Gateway opens doors for participants

Thursday, July 9, 2020
Tippie Gateway started in 2015 to recruit populations underrepresented in business – women as well as first-generation, LGBTQ+, and students of color. It’s important to reach out to these students early – so that they take the necessary math requirements needed for college and/or business school. Many Tippie Gateway participants are entering their senior year of high school and still have time to...
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Study suggests homes fetch higher closing prices with an online virtual tour

Monday, July 6, 2020
Virtual online home tours are becoming a bigger part of real estate marketing, and a new study from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business suggests they increase closing prices by at least 2% over similar homes without an online tour.
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Keeping it in the family

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Tippie College of Business graduate Matt Tolton is taking over his father’s Atlantic-based business while starting his own cybersecurity firm.
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Kurt Anstreicher honored with Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Professor and Gary C. Fethke Chair in Leadership Kurt Anstreicher has been named a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.
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Faculty go the extra mile for students

Friday, April 10, 2020
As colleges began evacuating campuses, University of Iowa professor Mike Colbert found himself driving across the state to deliver a laptop from the campus' business analytics lab to a student's rural home. Read about how faculty and students are adjusting to online university life in the Des Moines Register.
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University of Iowa expert: Expect economic impact from coronavirus

Monday, March 23, 2020
As with other disease outbreaks and national disasters, the coronavirus has disrupted the supply chains U.S. companies rely upon, Business Analytics professor Jennifer Blackhurst told the Des Moines Register.